亡ぼう妻さいぼうさいじ字FuriganaMeanings1noundeceased wife; late wifeFormal, often used in written contexts such as obituaries, legal documents, or when speaking about one's own deceased wife. Compare 亡夫 (ぼうふ) for 'deceased husband'.See also: 亡夫亡ぼう妻さいの遺い影えいの前まえで手てを合あわせた。I put my hands together in prayer before the portrait of my late wife.
